Minimally invasive approaches for the early detection of endometrial cancer.
Mol Cancer
; 22(1): 53, 2023 03 17.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36932368
ABSTRACT
Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most common gynecologic cancers and its incidence is rising globally. Although advanced EC has a poor prognosis; diagnosing EC at an earlier stage could improve long-term patient outcomes. However, there is no consensus on the early detection strategies for EC and the current diagnostic practices such as transvaginal ultrasound, hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy are invasive, costly and low in specificity. Thus, accurate and less invasive screening tests that detect EC in women with early stages of the disease are needed. Current research has revolutionized novel EC early detection methodologies in many aspects. This review aims to comprehensively characterizes minimally invasive screening techniques that can be applied to EC in the future, and fully demonstrate their potential in the early detection of EC.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Endometrial Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Cancer
Journal subject:
NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China